Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Polar Coordinates - Exercise Set - Page 744: 110

Answer

The solutions of the provided equation are $\frac{\pi }{4},\frac{3\pi }{4},\frac{5\pi }{4},$ and $\frac{7\pi }{4}$

Work Step by Step

Consider the given equation, $\begin{align} & 2{{\sin }^{2}}x-1=0 \\ & 2{{\sin }^{2}}x=1 \\ & {{\sin }^{2}}x=\frac{1}{2} \\ \end{align}$ $\sin x=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ For, $\sin x=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ $x=\frac{\pi }{4}$ or $\begin{align} & x=\pi -\frac{\pi }{4} \\ & =\frac{3\pi }{4} \end{align}$ And for, $\sin x=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ $\begin{align} & x=\pi +\frac{\pi }{4} \\ & =\frac{5\pi }{4} \end{align}$ or $\begin{align} & x=2\pi -\frac{\pi }{4} \\ & =\frac{7\pi }{4} \end{align}$ Therefore, the solutions of the provided equation are $\frac{\pi }{4},\frac{3\pi }{4},\frac{5\pi }{4},$ and $\frac{7\pi }{4}$.
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